Careers in sound design

Become a production mixer. Become a sound editor. Become an audio educator. SCAD sound design graduates have won Emmy and Golden Reel awards and worked on Oscar-winning films — in part, because these alumni studied with preeminent faculty members who have authored books on the subject and collaborated on films including “Reservoir Dogs,” “Die Hard,” “Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade” and “Ocean's Eleven,” and TV shows such as “Two and a Half Men” and “Futurama.”

Launch your career as a professional:

Production mixer

Sound editor

Game audio designer

Dialogue editor

Music editor

ADR and Foley mixer

Live theater sound designer and mixer

Audio editor for books on tape

And get recruited and hired by the best of the best:

Turner Broadcasting

Disney

Soundelux

NBC

Sony Games

Sony Pictures

Danetracks

Naughty Dog

Wildfire Studios

Alumnus Todd Beyer, audio engineer and owner of Fader King Studios

At SCAD, we give students the technical knowledge and hands-on opportunities they need to become successful sound design professionals. Todd Beyer (B.F.A., sound design, 2007) talks about the rush he feels from his work and how SCAD helped open new pathways to expand his career.

SCAD will see you to success

We make it a point to support our students both within the classroom and beyond. As part of that effort, the office of career and alumni success at SCAD offers students and graduates an array of career-building services, including:

Résumé development

Portfolio building

Mock interviews

Self-promotion

Assistance finding internships and employment opportunities

With professional guidance and one-on-one advising, SCAD will stay with you to help you kickstart your creative career.

Take the next step

Begin your career in sound design with a B.A., M.A. or M.F.A., from SCAD, available at our Savannah location.